Emergency department presentations of febrile children to an Australian public hospital.

Bonnie Jayne BereznickiMadeline Ga TuckerSean A BeggsGraeme R ZoskyLuke Re Bereznicki

Published in: Journal of paediatrics and child health (2018)

To our knowledge, this is the first Australian study that has assessed the impact of unspecified childhood fever on an Australian ED. Further investigation of presentations classified as potentially avoidable is warranted to investigate whether these could be managed in the primary care setting.

Keyphrases

emergency department
primary care
healthcare
adverse drug
mental health
early life
acute care